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Four State Aggregates LLC High Impact Permit No. 385 Page 2 and Landowner Duvall Truelsen appropriate balance between the protection of private property rights, private property values, and the cost effective provision of public services and facilities. The Comprehensive pion and the Land Use Code that resulted were developed in the spirit of people working together to resolve land use issues, rather than taking hard line positions. It is this framework that must guide County land use decisions. the property involved in this matter is unzoned per Section 3312.1 of the Montezuma County Land Use Code. However, the gravel mining project in question is a High Impact Development under Section 21tl1.4 and Section 2205.3 of said Land Use Code. therefore, a High Impact Permit is required because the proposed change in land use exceeds traffic, noise and dust Threshold Standards, Sections 2204 and 1202 of said Code. the Montezuma County Board of Commissioners must render its decision pursuant to Section 2205.5 of said Land Use Code which provides in part as follows: "B. The proposed use shall not generate any significant adverse impacts on other property in the area and is consistent with this Code" and "D. If the applicant fails to meet these decision criteria, the permit shall either be approved with conditions, insuring compliance with the decision criteria, or it shall be denied." Under the High Impact permitting process, a Mitigation plan is required including: "Plans for mitigating conditions that exceed threshold standards during its construction and operation, [and] ...For controlling, restoring, and remediation of any impacts that will continue after the construction andlor operation of the change in land use is complete." (2205.2) the Board of County Commissioners has heard and recognizes the concerns and issues raised by opponents of the Four States Aggregates, LLC and Landowner Duvall Truelsen Line Camp Permit. Hovrever, the Commission believes that any significant, adverse impact shall be mitigated and the gravel mining operation can co-exist in this agricultural/residential area based on the following conditions, which in addition to the High lmpact i'ermit application and mitigation plans submitted by the applicant, become part of the High Impact permit issued to Four States Aggregates, LLC and Landowner Duvall truelsen: 1) the permit shall be for a five year operational period beginning when all required permits have been issued as stated in paragraph 9 below. E01.-d Bl8/r80 d 058-1 895E998EOE E37a00S3a 1Vaf11tlN 100-ri0ad 9l~il EOBd-r0-030